MarkSFC

Steve..good point well made. I agree £15 for too long wouldnt necessarily have benefited. My main point really is that they did far too little far too late!

The virtual ticket is a brilliant idea and its great to see the positive respones. I am also concerned with Dave Lukers performance in his role. Positive radical action was needed in January at the latest, but any suggestions for reducing ticket prices were met with "season ticket holders wouldnt welcome this or would want money back" type of responses. The posts on here and the reality is that season ticket fans in the main would not have worried one iota if prices were as Charlton.......for most "the experience" is the main attraction for going to games and the atmosphere generated by 25K + is (usually!) far superior to that of 15K!! It may also of helped the (freezing-performance wise) players - Im thinking Forest as well - to actually get used to larger crowds and perform. The "CLUB" have missed so many opportunities!!!!!!!:smt115

Lets put this to bed now... the thread quoting a company being set up has come from a facebook message and is an error on my part. "group" should hsve been used. I am totally and utterly genuine in everything I am doing in order to SAVE OUR SAINTS. There is no motive other than to form a fan based trust/foundation/co-operative or whatever is best in order to raise funds and be a completely democratic operation run for the fans of Southampton Football Club BY the fans of Southampton Football Club. The email address is purely for contact and is not linked to SAVEORSAINTS other than I set it up a few weeks ago when discussions (particularly around our name) were ongoing. Its dissappointing that some fans feel it neccessary to doubt but I totally understand your caution. I promise everyone that I am doing everything possible to genuinely make this happen. The administrator (Mark Fry) put me in touch with "derry" this morning and this is how I have come to join this forum. The poll being run is great and has backed up my belief that Saints fans will dig deep to support this initiative. I have already recieved many emails of support, please keep them coming!! Until next week...heres to 3 points tomorrow! MSFC

Excellent!!

I am a lifelong fan of 35+ years....who are you?

You make a great point SW11 Saint. A "figurehead/well know supporter" would definitely add credance. We have already spoken to one or two who fit this bill , albeit a few weeks ago, when plans were being made to run with this after the Forest game. As said before we are now working quickly to make this happen so will be contacting people over the next few days! The Gavin Davies factor intrigues me, because if he was interested in supporting "us" then I would question why isnt he doing it himself?? In many respects, an Investor would be better financially, but you never know who youre getting and more importantly ,what their motive is?!

To everyone who pledged their time and expertise, may I suggest that you email me at saintsfansconsortium@yahoo.com stating what you have to offer?! It will be easier to have this info in one place should we need to call upon you. At the moment we have a group of people well placed to make this happen. There will no doubt be times when others will be needed!!! Spread the word, keep the faith and SAVE OUR SAINTS

As the representative of SAVE OUR SAINTS that met with "derry" earlier today, I thought I would share some thoughts and plans. My colleagues and I have been working on a proposal for a "Saints Fans Consortium" of some sort for a few weeks now. When you look into the details it becomes very interesting and a bit "chicken and egg" scenario. Our initial strategy was to acquire a major shareholding of SLH and go from there (the detail is not important now!) We were planning to "go live" after the Forest game but now SLH has gone into Administration the goal posts have moved!! We are effectively working as quickly as possible to launch this initiative and are 99.9% set to go public next week. As Im sure everyone will agree, we have one chance at this and as such must get it right. All I would ask of all fans is to support the team on Saturday, and watch out for more imformation next week. The vision is for a Fan based "body" to own and run the club, in a totally democratic, transparent and accountable manner. The emphasis of "our vision" is also to build attendance levels, galvanise support, build the team, and sustain the club. Without going into detail, donators/investors would get reductions on tickets prices and other "rewards". For anyone who has doubts, thats fair enough. All I would remind you is that we are potentially facing the choice of "club" or "no club". I know what I want.... Together we can and will SAVE OUR SAINTS If anyone wishes to get in touch directly, please email saintsfansconsortium@yahoo.com